Welcome to Medical Physics within NHS Lothian. The department is based at the Royal Infirmary, St John’s and the Western General Hospitals, from which Medical Physics staff provide an area service to Lothian and Fife. Within the University Hospitals Division of Lothian Health, Medical Physics has close links with Oncology Physics staff and with Medical Physics in the University of Edinburgh.
The role of physicists and engineers in the NHS is to facilitate the introduction of new clinical technology and scientific methods into healthcare and to ensure their safe and effective use. Medical physics staff have a wide variety of scientific and technical expertise: there are electronic engineers, physicists, computer scientists, a range of technical staff including mechanical workshop technicians, and administrative staff.
The spectrum of medical physics work ranges from basic first-line servicing of medical equipment to leading major research projects backed by national funding bodies.
Our department is divided into four sections that specialise in different areas of physics and engineering applied to medicine: Imaging Physics; Medical Equipment Management; Nuclear Medicine Physics; & Radiation Protection.
Contacts
Medical Physics Office, WGH: 0131 537 2155
Medical Physics Office, RIE: 0131 242 2371
Medical Physics Office, St John’s: 01506 52 2148
Anaesthetics Technical Service: 0131 242 3172
Dialysis Technical Service: 0131 242 1250
Medical Equipment Management, RIE: 0131 242 2352
Medical Equipment Management, St John’s: 01506 52 2150
Medical Equipment Management, WGH: 0131 537 2169
Postal Addresses
Department of Medical Physics
The Royal infirmary of Edinburgh
51 Little France Crescent
Edinburgh
Scotland
UK
EH16 4SA
Department of Medical Physics
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
Scotland
UK
EH4 2XU
Department of Medical Physics
St. John’s Hospital,
Howden Road West
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
